Indica

Author : Pranay Lal
Publisher : Random House India
ISBN 13 : 9385990365
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indica written by Pranay Lal and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few places have been as influential as the Indian subcontinent in shaping the course of life on Earth. Yet its evolution has remained largely unchronicled. Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent fills this gap. From the oldest rocks, formed three billion years ago in Karnataka, to the arrival of our ancestors 50,000 years ago on the banks of the Indus, the author meticulously sifts through wide-ranging scientific disciplines and through the layers of earth to tell us the story of India, filled with a variety of fierce reptiles, fantastic dinosaurs, gargantuan mammals and amazing plants. Beautifully produced in full colour, with a rare collection of images, illustrations and maps, Indica is full of fascinating, lesser-known facts. It shows us how every piece of rock and inch of soil is a virtual museum, and how, over billions of years, millions of spectacular creatures have reproduced, walked and lived over and under it.

Author : Shashi Tharoor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780143420187
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pax indica : India and the world of the 21st century written by Shashi Tharoor and published by . This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian diplomacy, a veteran told Shashi Tharoor many years ago, is like the love- making of an elephant: it is conducted at a very high level, accompanied by much bellowing, and the results are not known for two years. In this lively, informative and insightful work, the award-winning author and parliamentarian brilliantly demonstrates how Indian diplomacy has become sprightlier since then and where it needs to focus in the 21st century. Explaining why foreign policy matters to an India focused on its own domestic transformation, Tharoor surveys the country's major international relationships, evokes its soft power and global responsibilities, analyses the workings of the Ministry of External Affairs and parliament and assesses the impact of public opinion on government policy. Indeed, Tharoor presents his ideas about a contemporary new grand strategy for the nation, arguing that India must move beyond non-alignment to multi-alignment. This book sets out a clear vision of an India now ready to assume global responsibility in the contemporary world. Pax Indica is another substantial achievement from one of our finest Indian authors.

Author : Christopher Pinney
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780231520
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Camera Indica written by Christopher Pinney and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wedding couple gazes resolutely at viewers from the wings of a butterfly; a portrait surrounded by rose petals commemorates a recently deceased boy. These quiet but moving images represent the changing role of photographic portraiture in India, a topic anthropologist Christopher Pinney explores in Camera Indica. Studying photographic practice in India, Pinney traces photography's various purposes and goals from colonial through postcolonial times. He identifies three key periods in Indian portraiture: the use of photography under British rule as a quantifiable instrument of measurement, the later role of portraiture in moral instruction, and the current visual popular culture and its effects on modes of picturing. Photographic culture thus becomes a mutable realm in which capturing likeness is only part of the project. Lavishly illustrated, Pinney's account of the change from depiction to invention uncovers fascinating links between these evocative images and the society and history from which they emerge.

Author : Joseph Dalton Hooker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.4P/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flora Indica written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arrian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780674992603
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arrian written by Arrian and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309065313
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marijuana As Medicine? written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-12-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people suffer from chronic, debilitating disorders for which no conventional treatment brings relief. Can marijuana ease their symptoms? Would it be breaking the law to turn to marijuana as a medication? There are few sources of objective, scientifically sound advice for people in this situation. Most books about marijuana and medicine attempt to promote the views of advocates or opponents. To fill the gap between these extremes, authors Alison Mack and Janet Joy have extracted critical findings from a recent Institute of Medicine study on this important issue, interpreting them for a general audience. Marijuana As Medicine? provides patientsâ€"as well as the people who care for themâ€"with a foundation for making decisions about their own health care. This empowering volume examines several key points, including: Whether marijuana can relieve a variety of symptoms, including pain, muscle spasticity, nausea, and appetite loss. The dangers of smoking marijuana, as well as the effects of its active chemical components on the immune system and on psychological health. The potential use of marijuana-based medications on symptoms of AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and several other specific disorders, in comparison with existing treatments. Marijuana As Medicine? introduces readers to the active compounds in marijuana. These include the principal ingredient in Marinol, a legal medication. The authors also discuss the prospects for developing other drugs derived from marijuana's active ingredients. In addition to providing an up-to-date review of the science behind the medical marijuana debate, Mack and Joy also answer common questions about the legal status of marijuana, explaining the conflict between state and federal law regarding its medical use. Intended primarily as an aid to patients and caregivers, this book objectively presents critical information so that it can be used to make responsible health care decisions. Marijuana As Medicine? will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, health care providers, patient counselors, medical faculty and studentsâ€"in short, anyone who wants to learn more about this important issue.

Author : William Roxburgh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flora Indica, Or, Descriptions of Indian Plants written by William Roxburgh and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Epigraphia Indica written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A list of the inscriptions of Northern India in Brahmi and its derivative scripts, from about 200 A. C., by D. R. Bhandarkar.": issued as appendix to v. 19-23.

Author : H.S. Puri
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203304314
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neem written by H.S. Puri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-03-25 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive review on neem is an excellent collation of observations and research efforts by botanists, taxonomists and medical practitioners and will be of interest to everyone with an interest involved in medicinal and aromatic plant research.

Author : Harish Bhat
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9351182991
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tata Indica written by Harish Bhat and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tata Indica was first launched, it was more than just about another car entering the Indian automobile market. It was the launch of India's very first indigenous car, which eventually led to Tata Motors becoming one of the most trusted automobile companies in the country. Along with understanding step-by-step details about the making of the car, the book goes on to talk about how the car was received by the Indian masses, which eventually helped the growth of the Tata Group. Read on, as Harish Bhat, brand custodian of the Tata Group, details the many snippets that aided in the creation of the car, while also discussing the political, cultural and global influence it had on the country, by helping India carve a place for itself in the automobile industry.